A Prisoner Of War Letter From A German POW In Algeria 1944 GTRexclude Awarded to Lord Strathcona’s Horse

Awarded to Lord Strathcona’s Horse - Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902

illustrating soldiers and officers

obverse illustrating a soldier standing in front of an artillery gun with the sea before him

In his own words

A Prisoner Of War Letter From A German POW In Algeria 1944 GTRexclude Awarded to Lord Strathcona’s HorseLetter was written by a German prisoner of war at Oran, Algeria. The front panel inscribed "PRISONER OF WAR", handwritten message in black ink on the inside spread from Gefreiter Gerhard Haubold, Prisoner of War number E131, dated August 9, 1944, addressed to "Familie Alex Haubold 10 Dresden 28 Braunsdorfer Strasse 9 Deutschland", United States Army Examiner stamp and a severed label inscribed "Geffnet" (Open) beside two Wehrmacht stamps, certain